I'm hoping get help to figure out how to finally finish

[nevsage]

A big hello to all and many thanks in advance, 

I've been on the site on and off for 7 years or so.  I made an attempt to get a degree back then but having a child and then the whole Covid thing delayed it all. My son  is now in kindergarten and I have more time for studies so I've decided to get back to it.   My goal is to get a undergrad bachelors degree, so I can get my teachers’s certification.  I'm an ESL teacher now. 

Quickest route possible but some sort of educational focus would be good.  Business or management is ok too. UPMI seems like a good fit if it’s still possible to transfer in 90 credits and I can finish the last credits in 2-4 months. Sophia is a good match for me at this point for the rest of my 90 credits. 

Any guidance or a specific plan would be very helpful and appreciated.  

Your Location: Taipei, Taiwan ( But I’m a U.S. citizen)
Your Age: 48
What kind of degree do you want?:  Bachelors Degree

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 6
CCSF ( City College of San Francisco) 

1998
Env Horticulture & Floristry Intro to Horticulture Course ID 50, 3, 80% or B 

2005
Music:  Electronic Music Course ID 29, 3, 85% or B


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:


Straighter Line Courses: 18
CIV 101 Western Civilization I, 3, 96 or A

CIV 102 Western Civilization II, 3, 98 or A

ANTH 101 Cultural Anthropology, 3 , 97 or A

REL 101 Introduction to Religion, 3, 96 or A

NUTRI 101 Introduction to Nutrition, 3, 92 or A 

ENV 101 Introduction to Environmental Science 
3, 91 or A

Study.com :3
English 104: College Composition I , 3 , 90 or A

Sophia Learning;5

CONRES1000
THE ESSENTIALS OF MANAGING CONFLICT, 1, 80 or B

BUS1200
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TEAMS, 1, 86% or B

CS1001
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 3,  92% or A

TEEX:1


TEEX: AWR-174 Cyber Ethics  - ECAWR174 -1.  ( Finished in 2019)

Any certifications or military experience?: No
Budget: I hope to spend around 5k to finish my credits and degree.  
Commitments:  wife/kids/pets/ parents to help take care of, I work 
Dedicated time to study: 3 hours a day in the evening and 4  hours a day on the weekends
Timeline: 8 months to 1.5 years
Tuition assistance/reimbursement:none

[LevelUP]

I would say BLS Educational Studies seems like a good fit
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...egree_Plan

Also see if any other minors interest you as you might have enough space in electives to do a minor
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_!Minors

[bjcheung77]

+1, I agree with UMPI BLS with a minor or two, plus 3-4 classes that can go towards the MAOL for later.  Here's a thread post from yesterday with the links to the WIKI and UMPI Plans: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...the-better

For reference, your previous thread, I guess the only things you've completed are the Sophia.org, StraighterLine, and Study.com classes, did you do anything more? https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...er-science

[nevsage]

I would say BLS Educational Studies seems like a good fit
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...egree_Plan

Also see if any other minors interest you as you might have enough space in electives to do a minor
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_!Minors

Thanks for the links and info. I'll check them out. I'm interested in the Educational Studies but maybe a masters would be a better focus on that. The sooner I can get a bachelors, the sooner I can study for the programs where you can get a teachers license from abroad. Would you happen to know  is the faster program at UMPI considering the credits I've acquired so far?


thanks

Nev

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+1, I agree with UMPI BLS with a minor or two, plus 3-4 classes that can go towards the MAOL for later.  Here's a thread post from yesterday with the links to the WIKI and UMPI Plans: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...the-better

For reference, your previous thread, I guess the only things you've completed are the Sophia.org, StraighterLine, and Study.com classes, did you do anything more? https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...er-science

Thanks for the reply bjcheung77.  I see you are still working on degrees now. Inspiring. I also see you wrote "I have to Study" as your sign off graphic, so only get back to my questions when you have time. 

I've looked at those two links you sent and they were both helpful.  

A few questions when you have time:

So BLS is the faster paced bachelors degree at UPMI? Which one, considering my credits, would be the fastest track?  I've been trying to understand how to plan my Sophia Learning schedule to finish as much as I can from the 90 credits. I've looked around for an updated spreadsheet like the ones I found before that show the possible classes vi SL, Study.com and Sophia, but I haven't been able to find one.  Is there an updated version of this somewhere on DF?

How would I check the Straighter Line credits, Sophia, Study.com ones  to see what I need to first take at Sophia? (yes, that's all I've done with online courses).   Also how would I check if my old City College of San Francisco classes would count as credits to UPMI? Does the TEXX course I took in 2019 still count as credit? 

I had not read anything about the MAOL.  Is it possible to do some of those courses other places to reduce the cost of it? I'm interested in getting a masters some day, but 14k is a lot with my ESL earnings here in Taipei. 

thanks again and I look forward to your reply,

Nev